Amusement novelty



Feb. 2 1926. 1,571,381

-' R. H. SHERMAN AMUSEMENT NOVELTY Filed May 1925 INVENTOR -Roy H. Sher-mm BY mm:.,

ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 2, 192%.

UNITED stares earsnr OFFICE.

ROY H. SHERMAN, OF VALLEJ'G, CALIFORNIA.

AMUSEMENT NOVELTY.

To (1116 whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ROY H. SHERMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Vallejo, county of Solano, State of Cahfornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Amusement Novelties; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to amusement novelties, my principal object being to provide a device, adapted to be fastened and normally concealed in an upper coat pocket of the owner, which is constructed in such a manner that at the option of the w arer of the coat a fanciful figure may he made to appear and disappear without the hancls of the operator being near the pocket in which the device is mounted.

The figure is preferably of such a character as to symbolize a slang term meanmg good natured doubt of the veracity of a statement being made by the party to whom the wearer of the device may be talking. This figure therefore when caused to appear, expresses the wearers sentiments without his actually saying so and being manipulated without any apparent effort or operation on the part of the wearer, provides an ele ment of surprise and amusement to the beholder.

Actual wording of any desired nature may appear on the disappearing element instead of the symbolic figure if desired.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Fig. l is av fanciful outline of a. mans form, showing my novelty as it appears when installed in a. coat pocket and caused to be visible.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the back of the member in which the movable figure is enveloped.

Serial No. 33,100.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the envelope showing the mounting of the figure therein.

Fig. i is a. fragmentary vertical section of a mans coat of common type, showing the device installed in the upper outer pocket, and illustrating the manner in which the movable element is operated.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the device comprises a rectangular shield or envelope 1 preferable of thin but stiff cardboard and open both at top and bottom. The envelope is of a size to easily fit into the upper outer pocket 2 of an ordinary business coat 3 such as is universally worn by men. 011 the back side of the envelope, that is the side adapted to lie against the back of the pocket, are a pair of horizontally alincd orifices 4, to receive a small safetypin 5 of ordinary character which is also passed through the coat goods behind the pocket. In this manner the envelope may be reinovably secured in place in said pocket.

Slidably mounted in the envelope is a flat element 6, normally concealedtherein and held from upward movement from the envelope by a normally slack spring means such as an elastic band 7. This band is secured to the bottom of the element and also the envelope adjacent the lower end thereof. I

The upper portion of the element 6 is preferably shaped and colored to represent a bull as shown at 8, thus symbolizing when exposed a well known slang expression of doubt or disbelief. On the same face of the envelope as the holes 4 and a short distance therebelow is a metal eyelet 9 serving as a guide for a pull thread 10 which is attached to the element 6 adjacent the lower end thereof.

It will therefore be seen that when the thread is pulled from any point, the element 6 will be raised from the envelope against the resistance offered by the band 7, and will appear above the top of the pocket 2 in which the envelope is mounted.

hen installing the device onto the coat a needle is applied to the outer end of the thread 10. This enables the. latter to be passed through the coat goods back of the upper pocket, and then through said goods into the lower pocket 11, as shown in Fi at. The needle is then removed and if desired a short handle member 12 may be fixed onto the free end of the thread to allow the same to be easily manipulated by a hand in the lower pocket.

It will therefore be seen that ordinarily nothing is visible from the front of the coat to indicate the presence of my novelty. When the wearer of the coat is talking to another person, he would keep one hand in the lower pocket-a perfectly natural positionand whenever the occasion demanded,

a concealed movement of such hand would cause the Figure 8 to appear above the upper pocket 2 in full view of the other party.

It should be emphasized that since the suc cessfuloperation of the device depends largely on the thread functioning properly, care must be taken to prevent the thread from being chafed so that it would soon break. For this reason the eyelet 9 should be of a sufficient thickness so as not to cause too sharp a bend of the thread, and the wall of the orifice would be rounded in cross section. Though metal is specified for the eyelet, any material forming a non-abrasive surface may be used.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of tions from such detail may be resorted to as 'do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An amusement novelty comprising an open topped envelope adapted to be placed in a coat pocket, a fanciful element slidable in the envelope, an elastic between the element and envelope for normally holding the former concealed in the envelope and connected to both members adjacent the lower ends thereof, a pull cord attached to the ele ment adjacent its lower end and extending upwardly along the back of the same and a guide eye in the back of the envelope adjacent the upper end thereof through which the cord passes.

2. An amusement novelty comprising an open topped envelope adapted to be placed in a coat pocket, a fanciful element slidable in the envelope, elastic means normally the elastic means and raising the element from the envelope.

3. An amusement novelty comprising an open topped envelope adapted to be placed in a coat pocket, a fanciful element slidable in the envelope, elastic means between the element and envelope for normally holding the former concealed in the envelope, and a flexible member attached to the element adjacent the lower end thereof and passed through the envelope at a point above the normal plane of connection of said member with the element.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ROY H. SHERMAN. 

